Endings & Beginnings

Our lives are shaped by a series of stories, each with its own narrative arc. We leave home and welcome people to our home; we enter our reproductive years and leave them; we end one piece of our life’s work and begin another. Endings and beginnings are bittersweet—we celebrate each with the awareness of the other.

Latest Rituals

Sanctity in Time

“Evening and morning, ritual and rite, / making order out of chaos”

Leaves transitioning from green to red arranged on wooden planks with fallen leaves scattered around.

Invocation for a Synagogue Board Meeting

“We gather each month to do Your holy work for our space”

Modern office conference room with large windows, chairs around a table, and a TV on the wall. Cityscape view outside.

Alchemy of Blessing

“Whatever makes you weep / may it open your eyes”

Sunlight shining over a grassy field with trees in the background, creating a warm and serene atmosphere.

With Every Sunrise

“With the start of each season/We have the chance to plant kindness and acceptance”

acceptance, change, renewal, tikkun olam

Sunset over ocean rocks with soft waves and distant hills, creating a serene coastal landscape.

Limning

The LIMBIC system controls the behavioral and emotional responses that we need to survive: feeding, reproduction, caring for our young, and fight or flight responses.

change, covid, healing, spring

Purple crocuses blooming in a grassy field.

Words on Recycling Pages with God’s Name

“Ending yields space for beginning”

kaddish, prayer book, siddur

A close-up of a Hebrew text with large, bold characters on a scroll, showcasing traditional calligraphy.

Rebirthing Ourselves to Rebuild Our World: A Feminist Mikveh Guide

Printable mikveh guide with blessings and kavannot

feminism, gay, gender, gender inclusive, genderqueer, lesbian, LGBTQ, mikveh, trans, transgender

Silhouette of a person standing on rocks, watching the sunset over the ocean with a sailboat in the distance.

A Blessing for New Movements and Where to Go from Here

“we are noticing / we are shivering / we are dancing!”

Two women hold a protest banner in a city street with a crowd and buildings in the background. Black and white image.

Abram’s Moonless Night

“I stand on holy ground”

Sunlight streaming through fluffy clouds in a blue sky.

Creation Stories

“The Divine breath / Enters the human shape”

Abstract art with a black circle at the center, surrounded by swirling white and beige lines on a dark background.